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Trinity Lutheran Church
November 2014
TRINITY
NEWSLETTER
Monthly news of
Trinity Lutheran
Church
Wanamingo, Minnesota
(Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America)
Sunday School 9:00 am
Worship Services
Sunday 10:30 am
Church Office 824-2155
[email protected]
TRINITY CHURCH
web site:
www.trinitywanamingo.org
Pastor Christopher Culuris
Parsonage: 507-824-2410
[email protected]
Office Hours:
Tuesdays 1:30-3:30 pm
and Wednesdays 9-11 am
Our Mission:
God gathers the people
of Trinity Lutheran
Church to:
• grow in a love
relationship with
God,
• live in obedience
to Jesus Christ,
• serve the needs,
hurts and hopes
of all people.
Thoughts from Pastor Chris
Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let
your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus.” (Phil 4:4-7)
During this month of Thanksgiving I encourage us to take the
Apostle Paul’s words to heart. Instead of worrying, let’s turn to the Lord
and thank Him for all of our blessings. Let’s turn to the Lord with all of
our concerns. Let’s turn to the Lord and trust that He will be with us each
and every day. As you turn to God in prayer remember this quote from
an unknown author. “Peace is not the absence of trouble. Peace is the
presence of God.” May you all know and experience the Lord’s peace this
month and always!
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Pastor Christopher Culuris
Our Sister Congregation:
Principe de Paz
(Prince of Peace) of
Tunja, Colombia
Partner Missionaries
Rev Ann Klavano
Papua New Guinea
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Continued
from Runn
page 1 School Project Dinner
Pastor
Gene’s
Following worship on Nov. 9th
• Menu: Barbecue sandwiches,
beans, chips, bars
“The
Sharing
Place”
•
Pastor Gene will speak on his
mission work at the Runn School
•
Free-will Donation
•
Sponsored by “Friends of Gene”
Check out our Trinity Web Site
There is a lot of information on Trinity’s website:
www.trinitywanamingo.org
The website was set up by Steve Ohnstad and he serves as Web Master as a
part of his ministry in addition to operating the audio and visual equipment for services.
The site is very user friendly and includes:
* Worship times
* Pictures
* Monthly calendar (now pdf file)
* Youth news
* Upcoming events
* Sermons in audio format
* Bible studies
* Links to ELCA, SE MN Synod, Women
* Monthly newsletter (now pdf file) of the ELCA, Good Earth Village and The
Lutheran Magazine
If you have suggestions for the site either click on “contact us” to reach Steve or talk to
Pastor Chris or a board member.
Gifts and Donations
being collected by
Pastor Hasselquist for
"the sharing place" may
be dropped off at Trinity
Lutheran Church on or
before November 2nd.
Things to offer:
Children’s clothing,
socks, t-shirts,
sweaters, shorts, pants,
sweat-shirts, underclothes etc.
Other items include
gently used BIKES (with
good tires), car seats
and good toys.
For cash donations,
make checks payable to
Love of Christ Lutheran
Church. THANK YOU!
Worship Teams —Lay Minister/Evangelism Board
Why worship teams you ask, we ask why not?
Well, the Lay Minister Board has been on the hot seat since we started our
Worship Teams for monthly service. We would like to give our members a little
background of how this came to be. Our Evangelical Lutheran Church Synod
wants us to keep our members involved and we thought what better way than
include all of our members in our Sunday worship time.
• It’s a great way to mentor to our youth and get them involved at a
young age.
• It helps us invite members we may have lost touch with back into the
church.
• It gives us the opportunity to get to know all of our members on a
more personal level.
We did not want to exclude any member due to age so we are letting you tell
us if you have concerns with that and we will listen.
Members are assigned a month of service with duties. With all of our members
you should have to serve once a year or less. If you are given a task you feel
you can’t do just ask someone else on the team to help you out. When team
members come to help, give them a job to do: usher, light candles, pray with
Pastor Chris or maybe ring the bell.
We would like to thank all of our members for the willingness shown in making
this a successful change and look forward to working with all.
God Bless,
Your Lay Minister/Evangelism Board: Randi Schaefer, Bonnie Hermann, Todd
Greseth, Brent Leininger, Cassie Anderson.
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Planning Council / Boards
Submitted by Bonnie Hermann/Recording Secretary
The Planning Council met on October 8, 2014 at 7 pm. President David Froyum called
the meeting to order. Pastor Chris led us with devotions and prayer.
Property/Stewardship by Monty Schaefer
Paid the benevolence $1,050. $782 was paid to insulate the parsonage attic. The parsonage was also sprayed for wasps. The wall in the kitchen has been repaired and two
new stoves have replaced the two old ones.
Lay Ministers/Evangelism by Randi Schaefer
Finances at a Glance
2014 Budget
$156,234
Month of October
Budget
$13,020
Received
$11,976
+ or (-) this month $(-1,043)
Year to Date
Budget
Received
+ or (-) Yr to Date
$117,176
$117,578
$402
Benevolence
$12,600.00
Payment
$ (9,450.00)
Balance
$ 3,150.00
Coffee fellowship
$16,581.49
after Worship
during December.
SignSign-up sheet
posted by the
bulletin
board at
the church
entrance.
The Boards
meet on
Wednesday
Nov. 12th
6:30 Endowment
7:00 p.m. Board,
Planning Council
follows at
8:00 p.m.
The Parish Secretary review has been completed. The Pastor’s annual review will be
scheduled for November. There was discussion on the financial positions and their duties. It has been tabled until more information is obtained. A notice about the purpose
of the Worship team will be put in the newsletter. The rotation of the worship time will
be presented at the Joint Parish Council meeting.
Education by Lisa Dierks
The Christmas program will be December 14th during the worship time. Nine youth
have registered for the National Youth Convention in Detroit. Pastor Culuris and Lisa
Dierks will be chaperones. The Sunday School is singing at the worship service on October 26th. The S.S. classes will not meet individually that Sunday, but are encouraged
to attend worship, as it is Confirmation Sunday.
Pastor’s Report-Pastor Chris
Reviewed the September report.
Upcoming Events
November 5-Feed My Starving Children
November 9-Pastor Gene’s Runn School Project BBQ Dinner Fundraiser
November 10-13-Pastor at Continuing Ed
December 14-Sunday School Christmas Program
December 17-Youth Christmas Caroling
Stewardship Sunday
Submitted by Monty Schaefer
November 9th has been set as a Sunday to emphasize the many
talents that we have been given from God. Our role as God’s stewards
has many dimensions—grateful, responsible, self-sacrificing, willing, sharing, committed, genuine, and challenged. By generously giving of ourselves, we discover joy in Christ. Upon receiving your covenant card for
2015 please give it prayerful and thoughtful consideration about your
next year’s giving. Faith-Based Giving relies not primarily upon the
church’s need for your giving, but more upon our need to give. This is a
commitment only between you and God. Please bring your covenant
card with you to church on November 9th. If you are not able to be with
us that day, please bring your card to the church office or mail it in.
Sunday, November 2nd — Collection Deadline for Gene’s Runn School Pro
Project
Please have items delivered to church, contact Steve if available to help load.
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News from the Board of Education
Submitted by Lisa Dierks
The Sunday School Christmas program will be presented December 14 during
worship service. If your child will not be able to attend the program, please tell
a Board of Education member. There will be no Sunday School November 30,
December 21st or 28th due to the Holiday season.
Teacher Schedule
Circles—
Tuesday
Meets
Nov 11th
9:30 AM
Hosted by
Diane Wilson
@ Trinity
Board Members will teach November 9-December 14. Schedule for the 2015 will
be posted in December newsletter.
November 2
Andrew & Sally Grove Brian & Jynnylee Radtke Christine Ranc
November 9
Board of Ed
CHRISTMAS
November 16
Board of Ed
CHRISTMAS
November 23
Board of Ed
CHRISTMAS
November 30
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL
December 7
Board of Ed
December 14 –
Board of Ed
Christmas program
December 21 & 28 NO SUNDAY SCHOOL
CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS
Wednesday
Nov 12th
2:00 PM
Hosted by
Ruth Stiehl
Sunday School Christmas Program
Sunday, December 14th — 9:00 am
Thursday
Meets
Nov 13th
2:00 PM
Hosted by
Karen Tiller
No WELCA
Thanksgiving is a great time to share with others! Please
bring canned goods and other non−perishable food
items for the Food Shelf to the Thanksgiving Eve
Service. Totes are located near entrances.
Thank YOU!
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grou
Keep those serving in our
military in your prayers:
Eric Anderson
Please e-mail additions to:
[email protected]
November 5th —
Feed My Starving
Children
November 9th —Area Youth
meet at Trinity
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Wanamingo
Lutheran
Church
Annual
Bazaar
Saturday,
November 22
nd
from
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
WLC
Church
Basement
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5th Annual Kenyon Senior Living Fall Banquet & Gala Event
Location: K-W High School
Date: November 20, 2014
Time: 6:00-8:30 PM
Live Music from 2 Copper
Coins & Great food!
Fundraising Event!
RSVP to: Chelsea by
11.14.14 at 507-789-7101
“Christians Hooked with Love” prayer shawl ministries is starting their
eighth year of meeting at Wanamingo Lutheran Church. The purpose of the
organization is to provide comfort through our giving of prayer shawls and
other items in times of need. To date we have distributed 159 prayer
shawls, 208 items to Rochester Auxiliary and 45 chemo caps to Mayo oncology.
We meet once a month from September to May at 7 pm. Several churches
in the area are represented. Anyone interested in joining prayer shawl ministries is welcome. If anyone knows of someone who needs a prayer shawl
or any questions you may have concerning prayer shawl ministries; contact
Irene Ree at (507) 824 2102. Next Hooked on Love Prayer Shawl Meeting is
November 11th at 7 pm.
Music for all
I know you have been waiting, and the day is finally
here! The choir is getting together and will be practicing for ½ hour following church services on Sundays. Surely you can give a ½ hour of your time to
sing for the LORD. He has blessed us with wonderful voices. We will try to provide a wide array of
special music along with instrumental as well. Just
let me know of your talents and we’ll put them to use. My personal goal
is to provide music on the 2nd and 4th Sunday’s of each month. Come as
you are able.
Practice will begin on November 2nd. Can’t wait to see you all!
A big Thank You to the WELCA for repairing the east
wall of the kitchen. Also, thank you to the Elaine Froyum
memorial for the two new stoves in the kitchen. Both were
much needed and improve the kitchen facility immensely.
Trinity has been enrolled as a charitable organization in Melaleuca's catalog
shopping opportunity. Melaleuca offers quality products that are safer for your
home, cost less than retail and earns 5% commissions that comes back to
Trinity Youth.
Contact: Nancy Raths 507.824.2996 for more information.
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Sunday
All Saints Sunday
9:00 am– Sunday School
10:30 am– Worship Service
w/Holy Communion
22nd Sunday after Pentecost
Stewardship Sunday
Collection Dea
Deadline
dline for Pastor Gene’s
Runn School Project
9
9:00 am– Sunday School
10:30 am– Worship Service
followed by BBQ Dinner—Runn
School Project
3
Monday
8:30 am– Quilting
4
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
7
9:00 am– 1st Call
Group
20
28
8
‘14
Saturday
1
3:30 pm– Prigge/
Yunker Wedding
—Rochester
29
10:00 am– 1:00 pm
WLC Fall Bazaar
15
6
19
27
14
5
13
6:30 pm– Prigge/
Yunker Rehearsal
12
9:00 am– Volunteers help w/
Newsletter
4:30 pm– Confirmation
Thanksgiving
22
10:00 am– WELCA
Bible Study Leaders
11 Veteran’s Day
2:00 pm– Thursday
Circle hosted by
Karen Tiller
26
21
2:00 pm– Heritage Hill
Communion
4:30 pm– Confirmation
10
2:00 pm– Wednesday Circle
hosted by Ruth Stiehl
6:30 pm– Endowment
7:00 pm– Boards Meet
800 pm– Planning Council
Newsletter Deadline
8:30 am– Quilting
9:30 am– Tuesday
Circle hosted by
Diane Wilson
7:00 pm– Prayer
Shawl @ WLC
18
25
Gregg & Deb Erickson, Rita Harris, Chris Goodman
Rob & Ria Hedeen, Josh & Callie Schaefer & Family
7:00 pm– Thanksgiving Eve
Service @ WLC
————————————— Pastor Chris Continuing Education ———————————–
17
7:00 pm– Area Youth Group Meet
16 23rd Sunday after Pentecost
8:30 am– Quilting
8:30 am– Quilting
24
9:00 am– Sunday School
10:30 am– Worship Service
w/Holy Communion
Christ the King
6:00 pm– Bible Study
23
First Sunday of Advent
9:00 am– Sunday School
10:30 am– Worship Service
6:00 pm– Bible Study
30
10:30 am– Worship Service
1/2 hour
Choir practice
after Worship
every Sunday
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TRINITY CHURCH web site:
www.trinitywanamingo.org
Church e-mail address: [email protected]
God gathers the people of Trinity Lutheran Church to grow in
a love relationship with God, live in obedience to Jesus Christ,
serve the needs, hurts and hopes of all people.
Help save time...If
you can, please email your reports,
announcements,
notes to
[email protected]
Dec Newsletter
Deadline is
November 13th ‘14.
Thank you
“O GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD, FOR HE IS GOOD!”
As we gather for our Thanksgiving Eve worship service on
November 26th, we bring our praise and thanks to God for
all He has first given to us. In return, we offer God our
praise, thanksgiving and worship. We also respond by
serving others with grateful and generous hearts. In
October the Councils for both Trinity & Wanamingo
decided to send our offering to aid the World Hunger
50%, Zumbrota Food Shelf 25% and the Kenyon Food
Shelf 25%. Therefore, the entire offering taken that night
will go to help these food shelves. We will gather for
worship at Wanamingo Lutheran Church, at 7 pm, on
November 26th for our Thanksgiving Eve Service. Please
join us in giving thanks to God!